Publications
Social and Cultural Barriers to Adaptation Implementation: The Case of South Africa
Leck, H., Sutherland, C., Scott, D., and Oelofse, G. 2011. Chapter 4 in Masters, L., and Duff, L. (eds.) Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Implementation in Southern Africa, Pretoria: … read more »
Economy and energy
Yeager, K., F. Dayo, M. Dominik, R. Fouquet, A. Gilau, R. Hosier, A. Miller, S. Rao, S. Sethi. 2012. In: N. Nakicenovic, L. Gomez-Echeverri and T.B. Johansson (eds.) Global Energy … read more »
The long run demand for lighting: elasticities and rebound effects in different phases of economic development.
Fouquet, R., and P.J.G. Pearson. 2012. Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, v.1, pp.83-100.
The demand for environmental quality in driving transitions to low-polluting energy sources
Fouquet, R. 2012. Energy Policy 50 (Special Issue on Past and Prospective Energy Transitions), pp.130-41.
Past and Prospective Energy Transitions: insights from History. Editorial.
Fouquet, R., and P.J.G. Pearson. 2012. Energy Policy 50 (Special Issue on Past and Prospective Energy Transitions), pp.1-7.
The Role of Knowledge, Learning and Mental Models in Perceptions of Climate Change Related Risks.
Helgeson, J., van der Linden, S., and Chabay, I. (2012). In A. Wals & P. B. Corcoran (Eds). Learning for sustainability in times of accelerating change (pp. 329-346). Wageningen Academic … read more »
Ethics, equity and the economics of climate change. Paper 2: economics and politics
Both intergenerational and intratemporal equity are central to the examination of policy towards climate change. However, many discussions of intergenerational issues have been marred by serious … read more »
Ethics, equity and the economics of climate change. Paper 1: science and philosophy
This paper examines a broad range of ethical perspectives and principles relevant to the analysis of issues raised by the science of climate change and explores … read more »
The emerging geographies of climate justice
Climate justice is a well-used concept within the international climate debate yet it has often remained little more than a static ideal. This paper brings together … read more »
The luck of the development draw: environmental volatility and the takeoff to modern economic growth
This paper tests the implications of the model developed by Acemoglu and Zilibotti [Daron Acemoglu and Fabrizio Zilibotti, 1997. Was Prometheus unbound by chance? Risk, diversification and growth. Journal … read more »
